Friday, April 19, 2013

Rodgers reappointed to election post

The Knox County Election Commission this morning unanimously reappointed Clifford Rodgers to serve
another two-year term as the county's administrator of elections.

In the upcoming fiscal year, which
begins in July, he'll be in charge of a $1.64 million budget and
oversee two city elections and a county primary.

A Knoxville native, Rodgers was
initially appointed to the board in April 2011 amidst a series of
controversies and is credited with “righting a ship that was
listing a bit,” according to Knox County Election Commission
Chairman Chris Heagerty.

Before that he practiced civil law,
primarily focusing on state and federal litigation. And from 1984
through the end of 2007, he worked as a law clerk, researching and
writing opinions for the late Senior U.S. District Judge James Jarvis
as well as Chief U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier.

He also oversaw administrative duties
for Jarvis - setting the docket, meeting with lawyers and talking to
the press and public.

Rodgers, who earned his law degree from
the University of Tennessee College of Law, will make $112,420
annually.

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